Generative speech firm ElevenLabs raises $19M, launches tool to snuff out deepfakes

As the risks presented by generative AI fraud may be growing worldwide, ElevenLabs has unveiled a new tool that will allow users to upload any audio sample to identify if it contains audio generated with the company’s AI.

ElevenLabs is a U.S.-based start-up which offers a speech synthesis platform publishers and creators can use to make synthetic audio content. For example, the technology could read an online newspaper article or book in a reasonably human-sounding voice.

According to the company, …

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